EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 42 MIN
What Nobody Tells You About Life After Being CEO
from Get Paid with Manny Medina · host Manny Medina
AI sales, founder identity, and the emotional reality of building a second startup. In this episode 52 of the Get Paid podcast, host Manny Medina sits down with Amanda Kahlow, Human CEO and Founder of 1mind, to share what happens after you step away from the company you built and what it takes to come back and do it all over again. From painting bold portraits of women during her time on the bench to convincing a team building a Snowflake competitor to join her, Amanda shares the raw, unfiltered journey of building two venture-backed companies. ● AI-powered sales and the rise of autonomous superhumans ● Founder's identity crisis and life after stepping down as CEO ● Building a startup before the technology catches up to the vision ● Enterprise go-to-market strategy and selling top-down ● Second-time founder lessons and avoiding repeat mistakes ● Investor relationships, board dynamics, and learning to trust ● Category creation in B2B SaaS ● Customer obsession vs. revenue obsession
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AI sales, founder identity, and the emotional reality of building a second startup. In this episode 52 of the Get Paid podcast, host Manny Medina sits down with Amanda Kahlow, Human CEO and Founder of 1mind, to share what happens after you step away from the company you built and what it takes to come back and do it all over again. From painting bold portraits of women during her time on the bench to convincing a team building a Snowflake competitor to join her, Amanda shares the raw, unfiltered journey of building two venture-backed companies. ● AI-powered sales and the rise of autonomous superhumans ● Founder's identity crisis and life after stepping down as CEO ● Building a startup before the technology catches up to the vision ● Enterprise go-to-market strategy and selling top-down ● Second-time founder lessons and avoiding repeat mistakes ● Investor relationships, board dynamics, and learning to trust ● Category creation in B2B SaaS ● Customer obsession vs. revenue obsession
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